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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1953 / 1955)
111-43, Finished 1st in American League
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Scored 746 runs, Allowed 504 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 104-50
Manager: Al Lopez (111-43)
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,335,472 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 99; one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 102
Won AL Pennant
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1953 / 1955 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 1, 1953
Purchased Gale Wade from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Traded Bill Abernathie and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Received Rocky Nelson.
October 13, 1953
Sold George Zuverink to the Cincinnati Reds.
1954
Signed Mudcat Grant as an amateur free agent.
Signed Ken Retzer as an amateur free agent.
Signed Dick Stigman as an amateur free agent.
Signed Billy Williams as an amateur free agent.
January 20, 1954
Traded Joe Tipton to the Washington Senators. Received Mickey Grasso.
February 19, 1954
Traded Bill Upton and Lee Wheat to the Philadelphia Athletics. Received Dave Philley.
April 12, 1954 (Standings)
Signed Hal Newhouser as a free agent.
April 17, 1954 (Standings)
Traded Bob Kennedy to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Jim Dyck.
May 11, 1954 (Standings)
Sold Rocky Nelson to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
May 12, 1954 (Standings)
Sold Jim Lemon to the Washington Senators.
June 1, 1954 (Standings)
Traded Bob Chakales to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Vic Wertz.
September 30, 1954 (Standings)
Traded players to be named later and Sam Jones to the Chicago Cubs. Received a player to be named later. The Chicago Cubs sent Ralph Kiner (November 16, 1954) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade. The Cleveland Indians sent $60,000 (November 16, 1954) and Gale Wade (November 30, 1954) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
October 14, 1954 (Standings)
Sold Owen Friend to the Boston Red Sox.
November 22, 1954
Mickey Grasso drafted by the New York Giants in the 1954 rule 5 draft.
Roberto Vargas drafted by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1954 rule 5 draft.
1955
Signed Gary Bell as an amateur free agent.
Signed Don Dillard as an amateur free agent.
Joe Ginsberg sent to San Diego (PCL) in an unknown transaction.
Signed Carroll Hardy as an amateur free agent.
Signed Wynn Hawkins as an amateur free agent.
Hank Izquierdo received from Winston-Salem (Carolina) in an unknown transaction.
Signed Carl Mathias as an amateur free agent.
Signed Larry Raines as an amateur free agent.
Signed Elder White as an amateur free agent.
